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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
May 8, 1996
CHARLES AUGUSTUS BODINE of Wickenburg, died May 1 in Sun City. He was 67. Mr. Bodine was born Aug. 3, 1928 in Voltaire, N.D. He had lived in Arizona for the past 10 years. Mr. Bodine was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Wickenburg. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. BODINE and his family lived in Wickenburg for the past three years. Prior to that, they lived in Peeples Valley. While in Peeples Valley he was employed at Father Wasson's Orphanage. While Mr. Bodine and his family lived in California, he was employed by the Anaheim Union High School District as a teacher. Survivors include his wife, Donna M. Bodine of Wickenburg , five sons, Bryan of Redlands, Calif., Bob of Davis, Calif., Bradley of Reno Nev., Rodney of Davis, and Brett of Wickenburg; two daughters Sue Bodine Fowler of Escondido, Calif. and Geri Cox of Chino Hil1s. Calif.; two grandchildren, Kristen and Kelvin Cox of Chino Hills; nine brothers, Fraricis, Paul, John, Mark, Robert, Ron, Jerry, Dale and Bill Bodine; and seven sisters, Louella Fix, Jenette Warlick, Dolores Benards, Loretta Effertz, Monica Goetze, Audrey McLaughlin and sister Bernadette Bodine. Mr. Bodine was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Elizabeth Bodine, and one sister, Viola Prescott. Services were Tuesday, May 7 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Wickenburg; Fr. Mathew Mampara and Fr. John Vogt officiated. Private cremation will be conducted with burial at a later date in North Dakota. All arrangements were by Brown's Wickenburg Funeral Home.

The Wickenburg Sun
October 1, 1937, p. 1
SAM BODIROGA DIES IN CRASH
Word was received late this evening that SAM BODIROGA was fatally injured in an accident on the Vulture road about 6:15 p. m. The accident occurred about 1 mile off Highway to on the Vulture road. He was being towed into Wickenburg by Paul Knight and as they were coming down hill and around a sandy turn the grade, jerking the small pick-up truck. Bodiroga was driving and from appearances the car turned completely over landing on its wheels. He was brought to the Wickenburg hospital but lived only a few minutes, according to Lee BARNETTE, constable. Mr. Bodiroga and his family have resided in Wickenburg since about 1915, and is very well known, having been in the mining business for many years around Wickenburg. He is survived by his wife, Amelia, and six children.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
October 8, 1937, p.1
SAM BODIROGA IS LAID TO REST
SAM BODIROGA, age 47, who was killed in an auto crash about 1-mile off Highway 60 on the Culture road last Friday was laid to rest at the Wickenburg Cemetery Sunday afternoon, following services at the Community Presbyterian church, the Rev. STEWART, officiating. H. L. COFFINGER was in charge of the funeral arrangements. Bodiroga was very well known in mining circles around Bisbee, Globe, Miami, Jerome and the Wickenburg vicinity and friends from far and near gathered at the church to comfort the widow, Mrs. Mela BODIROGA and the six surviving children. Many beautiful floral offerings were sent by his many friends. Bodiroga was born in the town of Trebinje in Austria, and he came to Wickenburg in 1910. he worked at the Monte Cristo mine in 1913 at which time and place he met and married Mela MINOVICH. At the time of his death he was just on the verge of completing a deal on the Moon Anchor Mine property, the interested party arriving Saturday morning after the fatal accident.

The Wickenburg Sun
July 10, 1996
DOLLEY W. BODIROGA of Wickenburg, died July 1 in Glendale. She was 67. Mrs. Bodiroga was born Feb. 2, 1929 in McNary, Ariz. She was a lifetime resident of Arizona. Mrs. Bodiroga was married to her husband, Obren for 49 years. Dolley was the oldest daughter of 12 children. She enjoyed many hobbies during her life, including oil painting, gardening, playing the piano, she also loved to read. Her greatest enjoyment was spectating various sporting events her grandchildren participated in. Survivors include her father her, Martin Penrod of Lakeside; husband Obren of Wickenburg; four brothers and three sisters: daughter and son in-law Cheryll and Dennis Doom of Tempe; son and daughter in-law Obie and Dot Bodiroga of Durango, Colo.; eight grandchildren, Brandon, Carson, Shawna, Melissa, Shelly, Holly, Brian and Chris; and four great-grandchildren, Zachary, Preston, Madison and Dillon. Services were held July 4 at First Southern Baptist Church officiated by Pastor Mike Abdollahzadeh. Interment was at Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Brown's Wickenburg Funeral Home.
The Wickenburg Sun
July 10, 1996
Correction
Daughter omitted from obituary
In the obituary of DOLLEY W. BODIROGA in the July 10 Wickenburg Sun, her daughter, Sharla Bodiroga and Ron Miller, both of Wickenburg, were omitted from the survivor’s list. The Sun regrets the error.

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The Wickenburg Sun
July 10, 1996
SAMUEL CHARLES BOETTGE of Wickenburg, died May 22 in Wickenburg. He was 60. Mr. Boettge was born .Sept.20, 1935 in Kansas City, Kan. He had lived in Arizona for the past 20 years, coming from Leawood, Kan. Mr. Boettge was a graduate of the Kansas City, Kan. Junior College and owner of a dry cleaning business. He was a former member of the Kansas Masonic Lodge. He was devoted to his family, and enjoyed music and gardening. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Lucille, of Wickenburg; daughter Michele Famisaran, all of Loma Linda California; sons Christopher and Gregory, both of Phoenix; father Arthur of Wickenburg; and grandchildren Christopher, Trisha, Andrew and Briana Famisaran, all of Loma Linda. Services were Saturday, May 25 at Frey Funeral Home. Graveside committal services followed at Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery. Pastor Gary Golike officiated. Contributions in Mr. Boettge's name may be made to Hospice of the Valley, 2601 E. Thomas Rd., Suite 100, Phoenix, Ariz. 85016. Frey Funeral Home and Cremation Service was in charge of all arrange.

The Wickenburg Sun
Oct 14, 1955, p. 1
Town Saddened as TONY BOETTO Dies; Services Thursday Funeral services for ANTHONY (TONY) BOETTO, popular teacher in the Wickenburg High School and chief of the Wickenburg Volunteer Fire Department, were conducted at 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon in the First Presbyterian Church here. The Rev. Frederick BARNHILL, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Phoenix, officiated with Dr. Charles S. POLING assisting. Mrs. Reuben STIFEL sang with R.Wilson BROWN organist. Burial was in the Wickenburg Cemetery where full military honors were given the deceased by members of the Kellis-Draper Post of the American Legion and Phoenix Naval Reservist. Member of the fire department acted as active and honorary pall bears.
Died Sunday
Mr. Boetto passed away at 12:47 p. m. Sunday in Community Hospital where he was admitted on the previous Wednesday after being stricken with a coronary thrombosis at the High School late that afternoon. Born in Tucson July 29, 1906, Mr. Boetto moved to Wickenburg with his parents when he was four years old. He attended elementary school here and, because Wickenburg at that time had no high school went to Tempe for his secondary education. He later received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degree from Arizona State College, Tempe. He has also done graduate work at Arizona State College, Flagstaff, and the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Taught in Phoenix
For 18 years prior to World War II, Mr. Boetto taught industrial arts in the public school system of Phoenix. Then he enlisted in the Navy and serviced four years as a chief petty officer, much of that time in the South Pacific. After the war he returned to Wickenburg where he joined the school faculty here in 1946 as industrial arts instructor. He married in 19149 to Laurel Bonnie Baker. Was a Fire Chief Mr. Boetto joined the Wickenburg Volunteer Fired Department in 1946 and has been a member since, serving for three years as chief of the department. He was a member of the American legion, was active in the PTA, and served as a commanding officer of the Naval Reserve Electronic Unit in Wickenburg. His mother died in 1945 while he was in the South Pacific. He is survived by his father, John BOETTO, who has lived in Wickenburg for the past 45 years and the widow.

The Wickenburg Sun
February 8, 1957, p. 1
JOHN BOETTO, 83, Here Since 1907, Died Wednesday
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in the Wickenburg Chapel by Dr. Charles S. POLING for JOHN BOETTO, pioneer Wickenburg resident who died in Community Hospital at 5 o'clock Wednesday morning. Burial will be in Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Boetto was preparing his evening meal Monday when he had a heart attack and fell to the floor. He was unable to call for help and not until 9:45 o'clock Tuesday morning could he manage to get next door to the home of Mrs. Sarah HERSHKOWITZ for help. He told her he spent the night on the floor. Mrs. HERSHKOWITZ took him to his physician who admitted him to Community Hospital. Born in Northern Italy February 29, 1874, Mr. Boetto came to the United States in 1892, first lived in Colorado and then Mexico before coming to Arizona. He arrived in Wickenburg in 1907. In 1913 he purchased the adobe house at 225 South Washington Street which was built by Henry WICKENBURG in 1903 and in which Mr. Wickenburg lived until his death there in 1905. Mr. Boetto paid $2,500 for the house and 17 acres of land. In his earlier years, Mr. Boetto was in the mining business. In recent years he was retired and spent most of his time raising chickens and bees. He was the first fire chief in Wickenburg and held badge No. 1. Mrs. BOETTO died in February, 1945. Their only son, Tony, died October 9, 1955. The only survivors are Mrs. Bonnie BOETTO, his daughter-in-law, of Wickenburg; one nephew, Victor BOETTO, of Chicago; and the son of that nephew, Robert BOETTO, also of Chicago.

The Wickenburg Sun
Oct. 21, 1955, p. 8
Boetto Funeral One Of Largest In Town History
The First Presbyterian Church was filled to capacity Thursday afternoon of last week when final rites were observed for the late TONY BOETTO. Observers said it was one of the largest funerals in Wickenburg's history. Among those from out of town who were here were Mr. & Mrs. C. W. McLELLAN of Tempe, sister and brother-in-law of Mrs. Boetto; Mrs. A. J. McFEE of Phoenix, aunt of Mrs. Boetto; Harry BIGGLESTONE of Phoenix, representing the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific; Herb RIGGINS of Prescott, state treasurer of the Arizona Firemen's Association; Nicholas BOETTO, Sr., and Jr., of Phoenix; Joe DOLLARD of Phoenix, representing the Thunderbird Corporation, makers of fire equipment; Marion JUSTICE of Litchfield, a cousin of the Boettos; Don HEATWOLE, chief of the Glendale Fire Department; Mr. & Mrs. B. B. WILKINSON of Phoenix, formerly of Wickenburg; Chief Petty Officer KOEHLER of the Phoenix Naval Reserve; and Mr. & Mrs. Lester FINCH of Phoenix who were attendants at the wedding of Mr. & Mrs. BOETTO.

The Wickenburg Sun
Feb. 2, 1997
ELSIE F. BOETTCHER of Yamell, died Jan. 27 in Peeples Valley. She was 90. Mrs. Boettcher was born April 8, 1906 in Kewaskum, Wisconsin. She had lived in Arizona for the past 50 years. Survivors include her daughter, Judy A. Garner of Peeples Valley; grandson Timothy LAWLER and wife Kyla of Yarnell; granddaughter: Alisandra LAWLER of Tucson; a great-grandchild, Paige; three sisters, Frieda ROECKER and Linda HIRSCHBOEK, both of West Bend, Wisconsin, and Adela TRIECHEL, also of Wisconsin; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Services have been held.

The Wickenburg Sun
February 16, 1962
Hold Funeral For KENNETH BOEVERS
Funeral services for KENNETH BOEVERS, 64, prominent Wikieup rancher and farmer, were held in the Wickenburg Chapel at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. Burial was in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Rev. Dean McMANN officiated. Mr. Boevers died in Community Hospital at 1:30 a. m. Sunday after a long illness. Born in Algona, Iowa, November 10, 1897, Mr. Boevers attended college in Iowa and Oklahoma and graduated from the Colorado A & M College. He taught high school in New Mexico, Peoria, Arizona, and Duncan, Arizona, and for 13 years was the Greenlee County agent for the University of Arizona extension service. For the past 25 years Mr. Boevers has been ranching and farming near Wikieup. Surviving are the widow, Sylvia; a daughter, Mrs. James McNULTY of Bisbee; two brothers, Maurice of Lafayette, Calif., and Don of Sacramento, Calif.; and two grandchildren.

 

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Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
Sep 18, 1956, p. 1
PARKER MAN DIES
Funeral services were held in Parker last Saturday for HALLIE W. BOND, 69-year-old resident of that town, who died in his home there September 6.

The Wickenburg Sun
December 20, 1957 p. 1
Funeral Thursday for Wm. B. BOND
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon in the Wickenburg Chapel for WILLIAM B. BOND, who died in Community Hospital Tuesday morning. The Rev. Bill Barker and members of the Masonic lodge officiated with burial in the Wickenburg Cemetery. Mr. Bond had been in ill health for more than a year and was admitted to the hospital December 12. He was born February 7, 1904, in Wiggins, Miss. He came to Arizona in 1928, living first in Phoenix and later in various towns along the Santa Fe railroad for which company he was a section foreman. Aguila was his home for three years prior to moving to Wickenburg about a year ago. Surviving are the widow, Hazel Bond, who is in her second year as the preprimary teacher in the MacLennan School; one son, Bobby of Fresno, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Casner of Prescott and Mrs. Dorothy Cuter of Perkinston, Miss.; four brothers, Floyd and A. W. of Gulfport, Miss., and Clinton who is in the Air Force and stationed at Harlington, Texas, and Nathan Slade of Hattiesburg, Miss.

The Wickenburg Sun
Dec 12, 2001, p. A15
MICHAEL (MIKE) BOOTHBY of Cave Creek, died Dec 8, 2001. He was 31. Mr. Boothby was born May 1, 1970 in Phoenix. He was an emergency medical technician, and worked at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix. He also owned Wickenburg Pools. Before that, he worked at various locations in Wickenburg and had many friends here. Survivors include his family from the Cave Creek area, father John and brother mark; and mother Jane Carrico, and Keith and Aaron Carrico of Wickenburg. Visitation, rosary and mass will be held at Our Lady of Quito Church, 9009 S. 18th St., Phoenix on Saturday, Dec 15, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Rosary follows at 9 a.m. with mass at 10 a.m. Burial will be at Holy Redeemer Cemetery on Cave Creek and Pinnacle roads.

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ
June 12, 1986, p. 8
JOAN J. BORCHERT, 93, of Congress, died June 9 in the Wickenburg Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 22, 1897, in The City of Thirty Churches, Austria. She had lived in Congress the past five years. Borchert and her mother moved from Austria to Chicago in 1916, then to California in 1929. She worked as a nanny for movie personalities through her lifetime in Beverly Hills, Calif. She is survived by her daughter, Nora Bernhardt, of Congress; son, Fred W. Borchert, of Los Angeles; three grandsons, Robert Bernhardt, of Congress, Larry Bernhardt, of Wickenburg and Fred W. Borchert II, of Virginia; one granddaughter, Sue Bernhardt, of Congress; nine great-grandchildren; one sister, Amalia Money, of Hemet, Calif. Services will be today at 11 a.m. at the Wickenburg Funeral Home. Arrangements are being made by Wickenburg Funeral Home.

The Wickenburg Sun
June 9, 2004, B9
On June 2, 2004, BEN BOURNS of Circle City passed away at Hospice of the Valley in Glendale. He was 54 years old. He was a retired Navy veteran who previously worked for the Wickenburg and Nadaburg school districts, where he was well respected. He is survived by his wife Sol; daughter Claire; mother Elsie BOURNS, Sedro Woolley, Wash.; sisters Judy Martin (Garry) and Bunny Peterson (Wayne) all of Sun City.; and brother Bob BOURNS (Vicky) of Salt Lake City, Utah. Donations are much appreciated in lieu of flowers to Hospice of the Valley, Thunderbird Samaritan Palliative Care Unit, Glendale, AZ 85304. A burial with full military honors will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 9 at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N. Cave Creek Rd., in Phoenix.

The Wickenburg Sun
November 4, 1971
Many Pay Respects To EVERETT BOWMAN
The long and colorful life of EVERETT BOWMAN came to a tragic end October 25 when his single engine plane crashed in the rugged country eight miles southwest of Bagdad and two miles north of Highway 93. He had left the Boulder City, Nev., airport at 8 o’clock that morning headed for Wickenburg. When he failed to arrive here by Tuesday morning and had not made an emergency landing at Kingman, the search began with Civil Air Patrol units, private planes and ground researcher and ground searchers taking part. Dorman (Mike) O’Leary of Wickenburg, flying his own plane, was the first to spot the wreckage from the air shortly before noon Wednesday. Landing at Wickieup, He and Reg Craig of Wickenburg and a Mohave County deputy sheriff, went to the scene of the crash by land. Officials of the Civil Air Patrol said it was raining at the time Mr. Bowman would have flown through the area, and that the ceiling was low and visibility poor. The plane, according to those who found it, appeared to have struck the ground. Wreckage strewn over a wide area. Friends from near and far gathered in the Girls Gymnasium at the high school to pay their respect to the widely known and respected resident of the Wickenburg area since the early 1940’s. The services, conducted by the Rev. Meyers of Scottsdale, were held at 1 p.m. with Dale Smith of Chandler telling of the life of Mr. Bowman and an old friend, Rex Allen, movie and television personality, singing a cowboy hymn. Burial took place at 2 p.m. Sunday in Safford, Arizona, with Masonic graveside rites at the Safford Union Cemetery. Mr. Bowman was born July 12, 1899 in Hope, New Mexico, and came to Arizona at the age of 14, living first in Safford and then Tempe, Glendale, Gilbert and Phoenix. He owned and operated the Heart Cross ranch in the Hillside country before moving to Wickenburg where he acquired land on the Prescott Highway. There he built his home and several other houses and the big barn which was later converted into a dance hall, known throughout the area as Bowman’s Barn. Working as a professional cowboy for many years, he twice was name World Champion All - Around Cowboy in 1935 and again in 1937. He participated in the organization of the Rodeo Cowboy Association and as a winning participant in rodeos in the east and in the west, he accumulated trophies which filled a large cabinet. Those trophies, and the saddle he rode in as world champion, are now at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City where he was admitted in 1965 – the first living man to be so honored. Mr. Bowman served as a deputy sheriff in both Maricopa and Pinal counties and was captain in the Arizona Highway patrol from 1944 to 1948. He twice was the unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Maricopa County. The American and Arizona state flags were flown at half – staff at the Town Hall and County Building in tribute to Mrs. Bowman. He is survived by his wife Lois and a son Roger of Boulder City; a step-son, Bryce WADDELL of Phoenix; two brothers, Houston (Skeet) BOWMAN of Safford and Richard BOWMAN of Scottsdale and a sister Mrs. Maudie CAMPBELL of Globe. Two grandchildren also survive.

The Wickenburg Sun
Friday, November 7, 1952
Funeral for GEORGE W. BOWMAN held Wednesday at Wickenburg Chapel. He had lived here three months. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 p. m. at the Wickenburg Chapel for GEORGE WILEY BOWMAN, 60, who passed away Saturday, Nov. 1, at community Hospital. Rev. Billie Pate had charge of the services. Burial was in Wickenburg cemetery. Mr. Bowman, who came here three months ago from Bakersfield, Calif., was born in Taswell (Tazewell), Virginia. He had been in ill health for several years and was admitted to the hospital on Friday. He is survived aby his wife, Clevia, of Wickenburg; a son and four daughter.

The Wickenburg Sun
August 10, 2005, p. B8
SCOTT REA BOWMAN, 33, passed away Monday, Aug. 8, 2005. Scott was born on May 14, 1972 in Phoenix, Ariz. to Gary Bowman and Corbie Bowman. Scott was raised in Phoenix, attending Greenway High School. He began working for the Wickenburg Police Department in 1994, was a Certified E.M.T. and a member of the Wickenburg Volunteer Fire Department. He was an avid fisherman, outdoorsman and enjoyed bodybuilding. He is survived by wife Cindi; mother Corbie Nichols of Wickenburg; father Gary Bowman of Littleton, Colo.; step-father Albert Anderson and step-mother Judy Moya of Awatukee; children Brittany Bowman of Wickenburg and Eric Bowman of Congress; brothers Jerry Bowman and Ken Bowman of Phoenix and Dion Moya of Tempe; sisters Tracie and Jamie Maben of Morristown, Carrie Peters and Cindy Bowman of Phoenix, Lynette Previno of Texas; and several nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Aug. 14 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Frey-Wickenburg Funeral Home. Service will be on Monday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. at the Wickenburg Community Center; interment to follow in Wickenburg Municipal Cemetery. Pastor Dave Hunter will officiate. Arrangements were entrusted to Frey-Wickenburg Funeral Home.

The Wickenburg Sun
Dec. 21, 1956
Everett Bowman’s Brother Summoned
Funeral services were held in Phoenix December 14 for WALTER BOWMAN, brother of Everett Bowman, who died in the Veterans Hospital there December 12 following a stroke. He was 65 years old and a rancher.

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The Wickenburg Sun
Sep 14, 2005, p A11
Funeral Mass will be celebrated for VIVIAN BOYER this Friday (Sept. 16, 2005) at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's of Padua Catholic Church. Vivian passed away Friday, Sept. 2 at Banner Thunderbird Hospital in Glendale, Ariz. Vivian was born Nov. 19, 1907 in Rochester, N.Y., to Guiseppe and Tunocenza Arnao. She was raised in New York State and by her mid-teens had entered the entertainment field. Vivian married in 1922 and had one child Carl, who passed away at the age of 23 due to injuries sustained as a U.S. Navy gunner in World War II. Before Carl passed away, he persuaded his mother to become an airplane pilot and to see the world. This Vivian did, and in a big way. She eventually became the ambassador for the Women's International Association of Aeronautics, Inc. In this capacity, Vivian traveled world-wide with great enthusiasm and success. Vivian came to Wickenburg 12 years ago. She lived her remaining years here in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere. She is survived by grandsons Scott Boyer and Gary Boyer, both of North Carolina, and many grandchildren. An amazing attribute of Vivian's was that she had perfect hearing and eyesight, and was totally mentally coherent and sharp as a tack, just as quick and alert as people 90 years her junior. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Vivian to the Vivian Arnao Foundation c/o Arizona Community Foundation at 2201 E. Camelback Road, Suite 202, Phoenix, AZ 85016. Arrangements are under the direction of Frey-Wickenburg Funeral Home.

The Wickenburg Sun
July 31, 1959
Rev. Roberts Jenkins, Baptist minister, conducted funeral services in the Wickenburg Chapel Tuesday morning for WILLIAM BOYER who died at his home at 173 West Apache Street last Saturday morning. Graveside rites in the Wickenburg Cemetery were conducted by the Odd Fellows Lodge. MR. BOYER, born in Nelsonville, Mo., 77 years ago, had been in ill health for several years. He moved here four years ago from Kirkland, Wash., where he had resided for four years following his retirement as a post master at Doe Bay, Wash. Surviving are the widow and two brothers, M. E. Boyer of Edison, N. J., and J. W. Boyer of Madera, Calif.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
May 12, 1961
Burial In Kansas For CALVIN BOYLE
Rev. D. F. O’Sullivan conducted funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday in the Wickenburg Chapel for CALVIN A. BOYLE who died in Community Hospital, at 1:30 a. m. last Saturday. The body was then sent to Leavenworth, Kansas, where graveside rites were to be conducted on Wednesday in the national cemetery there. Mr. Boyle was born January 16, 1897, in Evansville, Indiana, but spent his youth in Leavenworth. He attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., resigned because of health, and later, during World War I., served in the Army. He worked for the telephone company in Kansas City, Mo., and the Ford Motor Co., in Detroit before becoming s surveyor for the federal government in it military establishment. In 1935 Mr. Boyle entered the federal prison service and was stationed at El Reno, Oklahoma, until 1951 when he was moved to Texarkana, Texas, as associate warden. In May, 1951, he was transferred to Wickenburg when a federal prison camp was established at the municipal airport west of town. He retired December 21, 1955. During the past tow hears he was on staff of Wickenburg Frontier Motors. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Elks Lodge. Surviving are the widow, Barbara, tow sons, William of Norman, Okla., and Calvin A., Jr., who is a student at Arizona State university, Tempe; the mother, Mrs. William M. Boyle Sr., of Washington, D. C.’ and two brothers, William Boyle Jr., and Col. Russell Boyle both of Washington, D. C.

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona
August 31, 1962
ERNEST BOYNTON Rites August 24
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. august 24 in the Arizona funeral Home in Phoenix for ERNEST H. BOYNTON, a resident of Wickenburg for the past two years, who passed away August 22 in a Phoenix hospital. He had been ill health for many years. Born July 14, 1902, in Sewaren, New Jersey, Mr. Boynton attended the Paulin School and the Stevens Technical Institute. He lived in New Jersey until none years ago when he came to Arizona for his health, residing first in Phoenix and then, for five years, on a ranch out of Morristown. Two years ago he moved to Wickenburg. Mr. Boynton is survived by his widow, Alta; a son Ernest A. of North Plainfield, New Jersey; his mother, three brothers and three grandchildren, all residing in New Jersey. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Scott SIEGLE of Wickenburg and cremation followed.

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